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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 26 Jan 2024
Ukraine

"My Lords, first, I warmly welcome the noble Lord, Lord Camoys, to this House and congratulate him on his speech.

In the course of this war, much has been said about possible territorial concessions to Russia by Ukraine as the condition for resolving the so-called stalemate of the present moment. …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 21 Sep 2023
Ukraine

"My Lords, I want to make just two points in this debate, one of a military nature and the other political. First, while I have no intention of trying to play the armchair general —and, as we all know, war plays tricks on predictions and predictors—none the less, the focus …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 29 Mar 2018
Syria

"My Lords, I also voice my thanks to my noble friend Lord Roberts for securing this debate.

It is no doubt to be expected that many assessments of the provision of humanitarian aid to Syria have been couched in markedly politicised terms. I recently read several of the reports provided …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 29 Jan 2018
Russia

"My Lords, whatever one’s view of the state of our bilateral relations with Russia, and despite the overheated rhetoric that prevails in London, there are some objective issues which have to be recognised. The noble Viscount, Lord Waverley, whom I congratulate on securing this debate, has mentioned some of the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 26 Jan 2018
Conscientious Objection (Medical Activities) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I find many reasons to support this Bill on moral, philosophical, legal and practical grounds, but I wish to be brief and I shall try to confine myself to four or five points. First, there is inadequate protection in the law at the moment, I believe, for the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 20 Dec 2017
Syria

"My Lords, barring the unforeseeable, President Assad will remain in place until 2021, or until the Syrian people elect a successor. Three years is a long time, and mention has twice been made of sanctions on Syria. I do not think anyone expects sanctions to be lifted on the Syrian …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 09 Feb 2017
Syria

"My Lords, I welcome the comments of the noble Baroness, Lady Cox, on the facile narrative that underlies much of the western media reporting. As she has noted, in Syria, we have for several years collectively promoted a demonised portrayal of one side and a highly romanticised version of its …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 15 Jun 2016
EU Action Plan Against Migrant Smuggling (EUC Report)

"My Lords, I shall confine myself to Operation Sophia, but first I should like to offer my own words of tribute to the excellent chairmanship of the committee of the noble Lord, Lord Tugendhat. Operation Sophia has done some very creditable work in its search and rescue role, but as …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Jun 2016
EU Foreign and Security Strategy (EUC Report)

"My Lords, I echo and wholly endorse the comments of my noble friend Lady Suttie about the quality of the chairmanship of the sub-committee by the noble Lord, Lord Tugendhat. I will pick up on the section of the report that alludes to a new Helsinki dialogue in relation to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 Mar 2015
EU and Russia (EUC Report)

"My Lords, I should first like to express my deep appreciation for the assistance and guidance that I have received from all those who work in this building. I know that my experience differs in no way from others who have come before me, but it has been a real …..."
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